repeating watch
- Museum number
- 1958,1201.1575
- Description
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MOVEMENT, DUST-CAP AND BELL OF A CYLINDER WATCH WITH REPEAT.
Cylinder escapement.
Gilt-brass dial plate.
Dial missing.
Blued-steel beetle and poker hands.
Gilt-brass dust-cap.
Case missing.
Bell.
TRAIN-COUNTS.
Going.
Gt wheel 50, 6 turns to fusee.
Centre wheel 56/10
3rd wheel 51/6
4th wheel 51/6
Escape wheel 13/6
Motion.
Canon pinion 4
Minute wheel 36
Minute pinion ?
Hour wheel Missing
REPEATING TRAIN.
Gt wheel Missing
2nd wheel 36/6
3rd wheel 33/6
4th wheel Missing
5th wheel 30/6
Pinion Missing
- Production date
- 1731
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 34.90 millimetres (bell)
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Diameter: 35.20 millimetres (dial-plate)
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Diameter: 31.30 millimetres (dust-cap)
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Thickness: 22.70 millimetres
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- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 5 (2016) rusty hands
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5 (2014), rusty hands
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3 (1994)
- Acquisition date
- 1958
- Acquisition notes
- Following the successful acquisition of the celebrated Ilbert collection of clocks (1958,1006 collection), prints and other related materials made possible by the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE Ilbert's watches were then acquired using funds provided by Gilbert Edgar, public donations and government funds.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1958,1201.1575
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.1575 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: N60 (Ilbert Ledger)